On the Fly presented by The TN Firefly
On the Fly is the podcast of the Tennessee Firefly, taking listeners further into the education stories we cover.
On the Fly presented by The TN Firefly
Latest Episodes
On the Fly: Former Tennessee Titan Kevin Dyson Hopes to Found the Music City Academy
Next week, the Metro Nashville Public Schools Board of Education will be voting on three proposed new public charter schools. The Music City Academy is among them. The proposed charter high school, named after the famed Music City M...
On the Fly: July 17, 2026 Friday Flicker
This week, we began a series of election profiles in advance of next month’s primary and general election. Every State House seat is up for a vote this year, along with odd-numbered Senate seats, and early voting on all of them began today....
On the Fly: July 10, 2026 Friday Flicker
This week, we had news of the positive impact of the Literacy Success Act. The legislation was passed in 2021, and a new report by Tennessee SCORE found that English language arts proficiency rates have risen by nearly 13 percent for third-grad...
On the Fly: State Representative Elaine Davis Wants to Better Support Student Well-Being
The summer school break is, for many students, a time for vacations or summer camps, but it’s also a time when some students have less access to the food and support programs they depend on during the school year.Knoxville Republican Sta...
